President Obama Gets Early Endorsement From United Farm Workers

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20. Polls don't lie. It's going to be an uphill challenge to turn the Latino vote out on election day...

The Obama administration has presided over a record number of deportations of illegal residents, a policy that has drawn extensive criticism from Latino leaders. By 59% to 27%, Latinos — citizens and noncitizens — say they disapprove of how the administration is handling the issue, according to the poll, released Wednesday.

December 28, 2011|By David Lauter, Washington Bureau

Reporting from Washington — Latinos by a 2-1 margin disapprove of how President Obama is handling deportations of illegal residents, but by an even larger margin, Latino voters favor him over Mitt Romney, according to a new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center.

The Obama administration has presided over a record number of deportations of illegal residents, a policy that has drawn extensive criticism from Latino leaders. By 59% to 27%, Latinos — citizens and noncitizens — say they disapprove of how the administration is handling the issue, according to the poll, released Wednesday.

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/28/nation/la-na-latinos-obama-20111229

This is why they made this announcement a week later:

January 05, 2012|By Peter Nicholas

Reporting from Washington — The Obama administration will announce Friday a proposed new regulation that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to remain in America while applying for legal status -- a step aimed at keeping families intact and one that may also shore up the president's support with Latino voters.

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As it stands, people living in the U.S. illegally who leave the country to apply for a green card face years of separation from family members.

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They can claim that their absence would pose a hardship for their spouse or parent and ask the Department of Homeland Security to waive the re-entry restrictions.

But to do that, they must first travel to a consular office abroad and begin a process that can take months or even years, experts say.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/05/news/la-pn-obama-immigration-regulation-20120105

It's not talking points when it's grounded analysis in what the Obama administration should or shouldn't be doing if it wants to win what will be a highly contested election. The Obama administration isn't blind; they see when they might have a problem and they take steps to address them, but to deny that there's an issue doesn't help the cause. Team Obama needs to be pro-active in approaching socially contentious issues such as immigration or gun; being reactive simply sets one up to being dragged into the mud and exploited for not taking the initiative. Carpe diem...